The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-12-08
News of the oranges.

County Deputy A. |. Brown will visit Sandy
Stream Grange. Unity tomorrow Cfridav after
noon.
Ex-Governor EoLic i, highly esteemed In farm
crs, even in the South, N. effective worker in
the National Grange. y. Y. Tribune.
Waldo County Grange met with Northern Light
Grange, Whites Corner, Me-, TUESDAY, Nov 4.th.
lss1. Owing to the rough condition of the roads
there were but few present and only three oranges
were represented. The rthy Master bciu. ali.
sent, the grange wa, called To order by Bro Geo
W. Richie. Bro. f. W. Richie WAS then called
to the chair and acted a Worthy Master pro tenn
The grange voted to meet ut the same place Tues
day, Dee 27tll ami with the programme prepared
for Nov 10Th c. \. ork, Sec, Pro Tenn.
In Maine there are Pea Oranges and l5,oop mem.
bcrS. There is Il Mutual ALL Life Insurance >ocip-
ty, two lire insurance companies, which for the
past ten years have cost less than dullcr per
year ON the thousand. y state store mt Portland,
and other r"operative agencies that are helpful
ami useful. There is Il county Grange in each
county. There are 10000 patrons in the New Eng
land states. There are also 80 reading circles in
New England. The Maine state Grange meets AN
nually. The National Grange meets once each
year in November The Grange offers many ol,
p"rtunltlcs for farmers t" Improve protect and
better themselves and their families 1t is the ON
~ agricultural organization that covers the whole
country and the Dominion of Canada. Every farm
ef ncc'S thc orange. Inc ices for membership
are very low, $500 for men and LOO for women.
For blanks, further information, circulars. a,rrs,
either frchellck Roblc, Gorham. +. \. i len, T..
Auburn; \. Ham, Lewiston. j. W. Lang, I.aWttui!-
ham; l.. \. Gilbert \. Greene: s. l.. Boar,l,uan.
Augusta. ;. IL. Higgins, f.. Orrington; w. III. CHM,
Prospect Ferry Rev. o. j. Hancock, Saco; or u.
NJ. Hall, Bangor.
The chairman of the executive committee has
issued the following circular in relation to the
annual meeting of the State Grange at SkoWhr"an
Dee. 2oth The Maine Central X. r., will sell en-
cu.son tickets at one fare the round trip from all
stations and will make them good 10 20 Dec 49, -
and p good to return to all points West of Bangor
Dec II, and to all points East of Bangor dee, 70.
All parties must procure their round trip tickets
will be issued over this road. Members who pass
over roads that do not sell through tickets, Shoui
buy to the junction point of the Maine Central and
then get Maine Central tickets. The Grand Trunk
X. X. will issue, at points between Gilcad and
Portland, return tickets to Yarmouth Junction and
good to return until Dee. %. The Bangor n
Piscataquis X. r., will sell at all stations, round
trip tickets to OlltoWn for one fare Dec. ~,
20 and 81, good to return Dec. 26. The knoN Il
Lincoln r. r., will sell round trip tickets at one
fare to Bath on Dee. 10, 20 and 81 good to return
Dec. g. The New Brunswick X. r.. will sell
round trip tickets at fare to SkowhegaE,
from IIoulton Fort Fairfield, Caribou, Presquc
Isle, Saint Leonards and Saint stephens; selling
tickets on Dec. 10, 20 and y, good to return Dec
26. To members passing over the Portland Il
Rochester, Portland Il Ogdensburs, Br,lgton x
Saco River, Somerset, Rumford Falls X Buckticd
Sandy River and Franklin Il Mcgantic Railroads,
and have paid one full fare, free return tickets
will be furnished them at the meeting, to the
several points taken by them ON these roads.
Deputies will please send one or more OF this
circular to each Grange organized or recognized
by them during 1887.